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Recent FDA Actions Pose Big Changes and Questions for Health and Food Industries

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Over the first weeks of July 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several announcements heralding new policies and proposed regulatory changes that could dramatically impact the drug, biologics and...more

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China Proposed New Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Sector

On August 9, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a draft of the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Pharmaceutical Sector (hereinafter referred to as the “AMGP”) for public comment. The AMGP...more

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Imported Drugs: (Possibly) Coming Soon to a State Near You

In recent years, states have been exploring innovative avenues to address rising healthcare costs and ensure access to affordable medication for their residents. One idea gaining traction involves pursuing authorization from...more

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New York Proposes New Regulations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued draft proposed comprehensive regulations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in an attempt to eliminate anti-competitive activity and control prescription drug...more

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The March on Pharmaceutical Patents?

December 7, 2023, President Biden announced new actions to promote competition in health care and to lower prescription drug costs. Of particular note is a newly unveiled framework for deciding whether the Government may...more

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Proposed Regulation Permits Massachusetts Pharmacists to Prescribe Hormonal Contraceptives

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During the October 11, 2023, Massachusetts Public Health Council Meeting, staff representing the Department of Public Health’s Drug Control Program introduced proposed revisions to 105 CMR 700.000: Implementation of M.G.L....more

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The Drug Price Negotiation Program Faces Pushback from Private and Public Industry Participants

This month, pharmaceutical manufacturer, Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”), as well as four chambers of commerce, have filed suits against the federal government, arguing that the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program introduced...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: May 19, 2023

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The House and Senate were both in session this week, with significant healthcare activity at the committee level. The House Ways & Means Committee met to discuss healthcare price transparency, and the Ways & Means Health...more

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CMS Releases First Set of Part B Rebatable Drugs for Coinsurance Adjustment Under IRA

The Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”) requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to Medicare when the prices of their Part B and Part D prescription drug increase faster than the rate of inflation. We recently discussed the...more

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PBM Practices Receive Increased Federal Scrutiny

Though many recent reforms regarding prescription drug affordability have been focused on manufacturers and health plans, pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) are also the focus of increased attention from federal policymakers...more

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Kentucky Board of Pharmacy Regulation Committee Proposes New Requirement of Licensure for All Out-of-State Pharmacists

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On March 15, 2022, the Regulation Committee for the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy reviewed potential amendments and proposed regulations governing non-resident pharmacy licensure in the state. Among the proposed changes is a...more

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Amendments to Food and Drug Regulations (Exports), Natural Health Products Regulations (Labelling)

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The Federal Government has published the following proposed amending regulations in Part 1 of the Canada Gazette: - Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Exports and Transhipments of Drugs): The amendments...more

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Beyond the Pandemic: Pharmaceutical Industry Compliance Considerations

Since the ongoing states of emergency were put in place in response to a health crisis, pricing in the pharmaceutical industry is under more of a microscope than usual. While the immediate focus may be on products that are...more

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HHS Proposed Guidance Would Clarify Rules for Drug Manufacturer Coupons

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revisited the treatment of prescription drug manufacturer coupons in a proposed rule, published on February 6, 2020, that could be welcome news for employers that have been...more

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European Commission Proposal Would Make It Harder for Innovator Companies to Launch Friendly Duplicates (Biosimilars)

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The European Commission ("Commission") presented the results of the stakeholders’ consultation on its "Note on Handling of Duplicate Marketing Authorisation Applications" ("Note on Duplicates") during the Pharmaceutical...more

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Massachusetts Medicaid Proposes Changes to Hospital Acquisition of Costly Prescription Drugs

Earlier this year, we wrote about a lawsuit involving the 340B drug pricing program. We sometimes write about the 340B program because it is integrally linked to the Medicaid prescription drug rebate program. So today, we...more

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What's New in Washington - November 2019

Congress returns to Washington this week after the Thanksgiving recess to find a feast of leftover legislative items still on the table. Congress has a limited number of days remaining on the 2019 legislative calendar to...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

GAO Report Sheds Light on Drug Manufacturers’ Expanded Access Programs

Out of a sample of 29 non-representative drug manufacturers surveyed earlier this year, 23 had publicly posted policies related to accessing their investigational drugs outside of the context of formal clinical trials,...more

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Rx IP Update - March 2019

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Federal Court finds invalidity allegations relating to patent for metformin formulations not justified - On March 8, 2019, Justice Fothergill granted Valeant Canada’s application for an order prohibiting the Minister of...more

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FDA’s New Draft Biologic Naming Guidance

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On March 4, 2019 FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance titled Nonproprietary Naming of Biological Products: Update (“Naming Guidance”). According to FDA’s announcement the Naming Guidance reflects FDA’s current...more

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Drug Pricing and Payment Policy: Key 2018 Developments and Potential 2019 Changes and Challenges

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Following a number of drug pricing reforms implemented or proposed in 2018, 2019 likely will bring more action from HHS and Congress to reduce drug prices. Key Points: ..In 2018, the Administration implemented and...more

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President Signs New Law Allowing Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances: DEA Special Registration to Go Live

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President Trump just signed into law the “Special Registration for Telemedicine Act of 2018” (the Act), requiring the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to activate a special registration allowing physicians and nurse...more

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FDA proposes new ways for prescription drugs to become available over-the-counter

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On Tuesday, FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) announced a draft guidance titled “Innovative Approaches for Nonprescription Drug Products” that could aid drug manufacturers who want to sell, without a...more

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Health Care Policy Newsletter - July 2018 pt 2

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Foley & Lardner LLP’s (“Foley”) Bipartisan Public Policy Team is pleased to share our “Public Policy Weekly* Health Care Newsletter” in which we compile the latest Health Care policy news and legislation. *Please note that we...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

In Proposed Regulations CMS Requests Information on Changes to Part D Negotiated Prices

Today, January 16, 2018 is the deadline for interested parties to submit comments to CMS regarding the proposed contract year 2019 Medicare Advantage and Part D regulations. The proposed rule focuses on many issues. In...more

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